What's changing near CM8 3SR

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Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  41 new homes completed9 flats, 32 houses · Mar 2025 – Jun 2026
  Jun 2026
  200 m away
• New homes
  38 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
  Jun 2026
  200 m away
• New homes
  16 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
  May 2026
  300 m away
• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – May 2026
  May 2026
  250 m away
• New homes
  15 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Aug 2025
  Aug 2025
  300 m away
• New homes
  9 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
  Apr 2025
  350 m away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.

Storm overflows within 2 km

No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).

Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.

Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km

28 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (127 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Solar farm
  Park Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 23 MW
  Dec 2023
  1.4 km away
• Anaerobic digestion
  Wren Power and Pulp (Rivenhall Airfield)Being built · 2 MW
  Apr 2016
  1.5 km away
• Solar farm
  Cressing Farm, Witham Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 14 MW
  Jun 2025
  1.7 km away
• Solar farm
  Cressing East - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
  Mar 2025
  2.6 km away
• Battery storage
  Verge By Ricksones School, Rickstones Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Jul 2025
  3.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Cego Limited, Crittall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Apr 2024
  4.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Braintree Village, Charter Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
  Jun 2025
  4.8 km away
• Solar farm
  Colemans FarmPlanning application in · 300 kW
  May 2019
  4.9 km away
• Battery storage
  Braintree Road, Cressing - Battery StorageBeing built · 57 MW
  Jan 2025
  5.0 km away
• Battery storage
  Sewage Pumping Station, Worlds End Lane - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
  Sept 2024
  5.5 km away
• Solar farm

Road and street works within 1 km

4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.

• Major, planned
  Western Road, Silver EndHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  500 m away
• Major, planned
  Boars Tye Road, Silver EndHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  950 m away
• Minor
  Manors Way, Silver EndHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  750 m away
• Minor
  Francis Way, Silver EndHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
  Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
  950 m away

DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.

Major infrastructure projects within 30 km

• Decided
  Rivenhall IWMF and Energy CentreGenerating Stations · Land at the former Rivenhall Airfield, off Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree CO5 9DF
  decided Dec 2024
  1.4 km away
• Decided
  A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening SchemeHighways · From Junction 19 of the A12 to the East of Chelmsford to Junction 25 with the A120 at Marks Tey
  decided Jan 2024
  4.1 km away
• Decided
  Longfield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Located on land north east of Chelmsford and north of the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel
  decided Jun 2023
  9.1 km away
• Decided
  Bramford to Twinstead Electric Lines · 29km linear route between the Bramford Substation,Suffolk and 1.5km south of Twinstead Tee, Essex
  decided Sept 2024
  23.7 km away
• Pre-application
  Dengie Peninsula Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located north-east and south of the village of Bradwell-on-Sea and east of the village of Burnham-on-Crouch.
  application due October 2027
  27.3 km away

Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.

Transport schemes within 20 km

None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Silver End & Stisted: +19% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 260 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +3.9% in two years.
• Everything about Silver End & Stisted · homes at CM8 3SR · the property market